Group of whale bone items and scrimshaw-decorated whale
Group of whale bone items and scrimshaw-decorated whale tooth 19th/20th century Comprising a carved shoehorn, a pointing stick, a key chain with key and fob; a round box, the lid inscribed "Captain Jared Jernegan" with his portrait, the sides decorated with ships and whalers, one ship labeled 'The "Roman"'; three small scoops; four clothes pins; six bodkins, one with leather strap and inscribed "1856"; a pie crimper; and a whale tooth decorated with a young girl holding a doll.
L: 24 1/2 in. (longest)
PROVENANCE:Collection of the late Hans U. Jahn, Charlottesville, VA.
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Group of whale bone items and scrimshaw-decorated whale tooth 19th/20th century Comprising a carved shoehorn, a pointing stick, a key chain with key and fob; a round box, the lid inscribed "Captain Jared Jernegan" with his portrait, the sides decorated with ships and whalers, one ship labeled 'The "Roman"'; three small scoops; four clothes pins; six bodkins, one with leather strap and inscribed "1856"; a pie crimper; and a whale tooth decorated with a young girl holding a doll.
L: 24 1/2 in. (longest)
PROVENANCE:Collection of the late Hans U. Jahn, Charlottesville, VA.
